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Deel vs Oyster

By Aleksandra Popova, Founder & Editor · Updated · 1 min read

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Deel and Oyster both help companies pay and manage people across borders. Both offer Employer of Record, contractor management and global payroll. This comparison looks at country coverage, pricing, compliance and verified user ratings — every figure is sourced from each provider's official site, with ratings aggregated from G2, Capterra and Trustpilot.

Deel 6
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2 Oyster

9 rounds · 1 not comparable

Deel

Best for companies hiring across many regions
Not for very small or strictly budget-first teams

Oyster

Best for mission-driven organizations
Not for teams needing a broad standalone global payroll

Round-by-round scorecard

Round Deel Oyster Winner
Country coverage 150+ 120+ Deel
Product breadth 4 of 4 core products 3 of 4 core products Deel
Lead plan price from $599/mo per employee $699/mo per employee Deel
Fastest published payout Near-instant payout options (Wise, Revolut) not stated not comparable
Documents issued Auto invoices + local contracts Auto invoices, contracts, tax forms Oyster
Onboarding time As little as 1 day As fast as 48 hours Oyster
Security certifications SOC 1, SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3, ISO 27001, GDPR SOC 1 Type II, SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, B-Corp Deel
User rating 4.75/5 4.34/5 Deel
Our editorial score 8.7/10 8.3/10 Deel

Rounds are decided from facts the vendors publish. Where the claims are not comparable — a flat fee against a percentage of volume, say — no winner is assigned. Payout speed is scored on the fastest option each vendor publishes, documents on how many distinct types each one issues.

What it costs per year

Team sizeDeelOysterDifference
3 people $21,564 $25,164 $3,600 cheaper with Deel
10 people $71,880 $83,880 $12,000 cheaper with Deel
25 people $179,700 $209,700 $30,000 cheaper with Deel

Published lead-plan price per person per month × 12. Deposits, FX margin and one-off fees are excluded — vendors do not consistently publish them and we will not invent them. Treat this as a comparison baseline, not a quote.

Side by side

DeelOyster
Editorial score 8.7/10 8.3/10
User rating 4.75/5 4.34/5
Countries covered 150+ 120+
Entity model 130+ owned —
Employer of Record Yes Yes
Contractor of Record Yes No
Contractor management Yes Yes
Global payroll Yes Yes
Onboarding time As little as 1 day As fast as 48 hours
Certifications SOC 1, SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3, ISO 27001, GDPR SOC 1 Type II, SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, B-Corp
Support chat, email, phone, WhatsApp tickets, email, help center
Lead plan from $599/mo per employee $699/mo per employee
Payout speed Near-instant payout options (Wise, Revolut) —
Documents issued Auto invoices + local contracts Auto invoices, contracts, tax forms
Batch payouts Yes Yes
Payout API Yes —

Facts checked on the vendors' own pages —

Both platforms in detail

Deel

The broadest all-in-one platform — EOR, Contractor of Record, contractor management and global payroll under one roof, with deep country coverage.

8.7/10

★ 4.8 · 28k reviews

Price
from $599/mo per employee
Payout speed
Near-instant payout options (Wise, Revolut)
Documents
Auto invoices + local contracts
Contractor onboarding
Onboarding as little as 2 days
Coverage
150+ countries
Batch runs
yes
Payout API
yes

Differs from Oyster: 150+ countries vs 120+adds CORadds payout API

What stands out

  • 150+ country reach with 130+ owned entities
  • covers EOR, COR, contractor management and payroll
  • strong security & compliance certifications

Not a fit for

  • very small or strictly budget-first teams
Checked on the vendor's own pages · 3 pages

Read full review Visit site ↗

Oyster

A B-Corp EOR focused on simplicity and ethical global hiring — strong for mid-size teams.

8.3/10

★ 4.3 · 1871 reviews

Price
$699/mo per employee
Documents
Auto invoices, contracts, tax forms
Contractor onboarding
In-app ID verification, onboarding in minutes
Coverage
120+ countries
Batch runs
yes

Differs from Deel: 120+ countries vs 150+no CORno payout API

What stands out

  • B-Corp certified
  • 120+ EOR countries with a 48-hour onboarding claim
  • contractor payments in 120+ currencies

Not a fit for

  • teams needing a broad standalone global payroll
  • buyers who require a disclosed entity model
Checked on the vendor's own pages · 2 pages

Read full review Visit site ↗

Pricing side by side

Product Deel Oyster
EOR — employer of record from $599/mo per employee EOR (Employer of Record) $699/mo per employee Employer of Record
COR — contractor of record $325/mo per contractor Contractor of Record —
PEO from $125/mo per US employee US PEO $114/mo per employee US PEO
Contractor management from $49/mo per contractor —
Global Contractors — $29/mo per contractor (free 30-day trial)

A dash means the vendor does not publish a price for that product, not that it has none. The last rows are plans only one of the two sells.

What neither of them does

Comparisons look for a winner. These are the gaps both share — if you need any of them, neither option solves your problem:

  • neither discloses its FX margin

If neither fits

Both may miss what you need. In that case, widen the search:

Frequently asked questions

Does Deel or Oyster cover more countries?

Deel states the broader reach at 150+ countries, versus 120+ for Oyster (per each provider's official site).

How do Deel and Oyster user ratings compare?

Across third-party review sites (weighted by review count), Deel averages 4.75/5 and Oyster averages 4.34/5.

What's the main difference between Deel and Oyster?

Deel offers a dedicated Contractor of Record while Oyster does not.

How we researched this page

Both profiles are built from the vendors' own pages: every fact carries a source and a check date, and where a vendor publishes nothing there is a dash rather than a guess. Scores are ours and are not for sale. Methodology · Report an error

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